Hudson Valley Child Who Wrote About Syrian Boy Meets President Obama

EDGEMONT, NY — The 6-year-old Hudson Valley child who wrote a letter to President Barack Obama about bringing an injured Syrian boy to live with him got to visit the White House and meet the president.

Alex Myteberi and his family met Obama Nov. 10 after having been invited by the White House speechwriting team, according to the Journal News.

The family toured the White House but were surprised that the visit included meeting the president.

Alex wrote to the president about Omran Daqneesh, the child from Aleppo, Syria, after seeing photographs of him sitting alone in an ambulance after his home was bombed.

The Greenburgh resident wrote, “Dear President Obama, remember the boy who was picked up by the ambulance—in Syria? Can you please go get him and bring him to [my home]? Park in the driveway or on the street and we’ll be waiting for you guys with flags, flowers and balloons.”

Obama read a portion of Alex's letter at a United Nations summit on refugees in September.

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See a copy of Alex's letter by clicking here.

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